
Mamak Sessions
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Ep 95Episode 97 - How To Land Your Dream Job After Graduation
After exams and assignments, looking for a job after graduation might be a scary stage in life especially when you don't know what to look for when looking for your first job. We speak to an industry specialist who shares with us the common mistakes and tips one could take note of when looking for their first job. Thanks to Hiredly for being a part of this podcast! And if you're looking for a job be sure to check out hiredly.com/mamak If you’re looking for career advice, follow them at @hiredly_my on Instagram.
Ep 94Episode 96 - Why We Stopped Releasing Mamak Sessions
It's been a while, but we are back, with a brand new line up!
Ep 93Episode 95 - Approximately 50 Percent Of Our Population Are Overweight
Malaysia has the highest prevalence of obesity among adults in Southeast Asia. In the 2019 National Health and Morbidity Survey, 50.1 percent of our adult population were reported to be overweight In this episode we talk about the risks of being obese and what type of treatments one would have to go through to counter this disease.
Ep 92Episode 94 -Can A Robo Advisor Help You Make Investment Decisions?
Recently, a lot of investment apps have been making its rounds on apps stores. We spoke to Ken fro Stashaway, to understand if a Robo Advisor can actually help people make their investment portfolios grow. We would like to remind our listeners that the discussion of this episode is for entertainment purposes only, and we are all not financial advisors, please ensure you do your own research when it comes to managing your own investments.
Ep 91Episode 93 - Beating Diabetes, Is There A Possibility?
In this third installment of conversations about diabetes, we talk about whether pregnant women are at risk in getting diabetes, what they should look out for in order to keep their health in check, and can we beat diabetes? #OpsKurangManis
Ep 90Episode 91 - When A Malaysian Dates a Korean, What‘s The Differences in Culture?
We have Kakak Korea on the show with her fiance! Talking to us about how they met and what are some of the differences with regards dating culture on How Malaysians do it, and how Koreans Do it.
Ep 89Episode 90 - Influencer Marketing, The Do‘s And The Don‘ts, Who‘s Responsibility Is It?
With influencer Marketing on the rise, we sometimes question the credibility or the authenticity of what's being promoted by a social media influencer. We discuss The Do's And The Don'ts, Who's Responsibility Is It? Influencer, or Advertiser?
Ep 88Episode 89 - A Malaysian Designed Shang Chi‘s Fight Scenes #MalaysiaBoleh
We speak to Yung Lee, who is an Action designer who was working on Shang chi and also the likes of Kingsman. We talk about his journey from becoming a self taught filmmaker to working with some of the best Hollywood has to offer
Ep 87Episode 88-Can Regular Doctor‘s Check Ups Help Prevent Diabetes?
In support for World Diabetes day, we go in depth in our second episode about how can one keep one self in check to ensure they're not at risk of getting diabetes.
Ep 86Episode 87 - 1 Out Of 5 Malaysians Have Diabetes
The statistics are true, a lot of Malaysians risk being diagnosed with Diabetes because of a few factors. In conjunction with world diabetes month, we speak to Dr. Alexander Tan to talk about all there is to know about diabetes.
Ep 85Episode 86 - Is Vaping The Right Alternative To Quit Smoking?
Vaping has quickly becoming a multi million dollar business, but also it has been discussed about how it is an alternative to kick the habit of smoking. We speak to the President of VCAM (Vaping Consumer Association Of Malaysia) to talk about the misconceptions of vaping in Malaysia
Ep 84Episode 85 - Was Libresse Degrading Women?
Recently Libresse was allegedly criticised by a religious group for degrading women because of their latest marketing campaign. We talk about it in this episode, and also how sexual education should be made a norm to ensure that we are all well informed
Ep 83Episode 84 - You Could Be Having Symptoms Of Heart Failure, And Not Realize it
Heart failures, what causes them? Is it better to take the preventive measure or only check your heart when you feel something is wrong? Today we speak to a specialist to find out just how we should pay more attention to our hearts as part of AstraZeneca's and National Heart Association of Malaysia's #JagaMYJantung campaign
Ep 82Episode 83 - How She Was Bullied For Being Oversized - Joanna Joseph
We spoke to Joanna Joseph, who has made waves online about her weight loss transformation. We spoke about what she went through as a child in school and how she was bullied and manipulated for being different from the rest.

Ep 81Episode 81 - So You Wanna Grow Your Money? Where To Start?
We've heard of the saying, work hard and you'll be rich one day. But some others also believe if you start investing, it will also help reach your financial goals faster as well. We talk to Mr Money aka Peter Yong on how to start investing.
Ep 80Episode 80 - It's Been More Than 500 Days
It's been more than 500 days of us being stuck with this pandemic. How has life been? How long more are we doing to be in this position?
Ep 79Episode 79 - It's Ok To Not Be Ok
We catch up with Joseph Lee, a business owner, as well as an entertainer online to talk about how, as a tall handsome hunk, had some insecurities and doubts of his own as well which led him to see for help through therapy. If you need to seek professional help please visit the following website https://www.befrienders.org.my/ or call BeFrienders at 03-76272929
Ep 78Episode 78 - I GOT SCAMMED
I received a Whatsapp call one day, and clearly this guy was trying to scam me. I told him I was in a meeting and told him to call me back, while I went to setup my studio, to record this conversation with this BIGPAY scammer. Scammers should all go to hell. I have no tolerance for these idiots

Ep 77Episode 77 - Telling his Stories Through His Music - Ft Lukas Graham
On this Episode of Mamak Sessions we speak to singer, songwriter and the frontman of the band Lukas Graham Lukas Forchhammer about how he discovered his love for writing his stories into songs that touches millions of people all over the world.
Ep 76Episode 76 - Is it a good time to invest in property, Is It A Renter's Market? Or a Buyer's Market?
With the current Pandemic situation, a lot of people have discussed about how it's the best time to enter the property market right now as it is in it's all time low. We got Sean, the property expert together with Gim from Mah Sing to come in to share their views on the given topic. This Episode was brought to you by Mah Sing: https://bit.ly/3eietUi

Ep 75Episode 75 - What Should You Really Do When You Have A Migraine?
Often people tend to overlook migraine as just a headache. We speak to a specialist and also a patient who has gone through migraine and how we should approach this illness the proper way. MIG.POS.11/MY2104133148 This podcast is brought to you by Novartis Malaysia

Ep 74Episode 74 -What Is Bitcoin?Will It Make You Rich?
Everyone has been talking about how Bitcoin will reach $100,000 per coin by the end of 2021, encouraging a lot of people to hop in, some not know what the whole thing is about. We go deep into what Bitcoin actually is, together with Bobby, from Coin Gecko

Ep 73Episode 73- Should Everyone Take The Covid-19 Vaccine?
We speak to a frontliner, Issac, to talk about how he was reposted to help with the Pandemic, and all we need to know about the Covid 19 Vaccine that's due to rollout soon this month.
Ep 72Episode 72 - Should The Perfect Engagement Ring Be The Most Expensive One?
Men will mostly go through a stage where they would need to seek high and low for the perfect engagement ring before asking their loved ones to marry them, but should the perfect ring be the most expensive one?
Ep 71Episode 71 -Why Do We Care About What Others Perceive Of You?
We got Shu Faye and Josephine back in the studio talking about peer pressure and how sometimes we tend to put up a front to be someone who we are not, just to impress others.
Ep 70Episode 70 - From An All Star Student To Becoming Uncle Roger
Making fun of people who do not know how to cook rice properly has lead Nigel Ng to become one of the most iconic uncles in the world. We speak to the man behind Uncle Roger, Nigel Ng to understand how this all happened for him.

Ep 69Episode 69 -The Life Of Your Everyday Radio Entertainers
We speaking to the hitz fm Morning Crew Ean and Arnold and talk about our experiences and struggles when it comes to Radio and hosting the biggest english radio show in the country.

Ep 68Episode 68 - Do Not Look At Failure As A Negative Thing ft. Hannah Yeoh
Yang Berhormat Hannah Yeoh is known very well as a politician that has helped a lot of people. Some may see her as a very successful person, but she tells her story about failure and how it has led her to be where she is today.

Ep 67Episode 67 - Making Luxury Quality, Affordable
CK decided one day to leave his job, and then go in to a territory which even he himself wasn't so sure about. But with a few life lessons along the way, including his son's help in naming his company, he is now running a business that serves more than 100,000 customers.

Ep 66Episode 66 - From Giving Up, To Getting A NETFLIX Special
It has been Dr Jason Leong's dream to have a Netflix special for his standup comedy show. He invested RM150,000 on himself, in hopes to get his show on Netflix. We talk about his journey and also some gags in between.

Ep 65Episode 65 - Here's What You Should Know About Buying Properties
It's never an easy decision when it comes to buying your first property. Then again, we see someone friends who have multiple properties under their portfolio. Is there a right way to purchase property? We speak to Sean who runs a YouTube channel talking about property investments and hear his thoughts

Ep 64Episode 64 - Dating Now VS Then & Speaking The Cast Of Tenet
It is kind of a norm today when someone slides into someone's DMs to get to know someone. Rewind 10 years ago that might be deemed as creepy, how has dating changed over the last 10 years? Plus we spoke to the cast of Tenet to find out just how long it took for them to understand the script from Christopher Nolan

Ep 63Episode 63 - The Man Behind The Six Pack, Jordan Yeoh
Jordan Yeoh is no stranger in the fitness world, with a total of 8,000,000 subscribers across all platforms, we speak to him to ask what motivated him to give up his partying, supper eating days to becoming one of the sexiest man on social media today

Ep 62Episode 62 - How Bryan Loo Created His Bubble Tea Empire
Bryan Loo needs no introduction, he's known as the man who brought down the bubble tea culture to Malaysia. In this episode we talk about how he took a chance at an industry he knows nothing about, and eventually building over 500 stores nation wide.

Ep 61Episode 61 - How I Got Quarantined Because Of Covid-19 Feat. Mark Odea
As soon at the MCO was announced on the 17th of March 2020, Mark Odea made a quick decision to return home to be with his family in the United Kingdom, and shares his thoughts on how The UK handled the Lockdown, VS Malaysia

Ep 60Episode 60 - This Guy Made Millions Out Of His Passion
Peng Joon didn't do too well in college because of gaming too much, but his passion in World Of Warcraft moulded him into what he is today, a successful internet marketer.

Ep 59Episode 59 - Conversations With A Cancer Survivor ft Jared Lee
Jared Lee is a friend of ours, and a few years back, it shocked and worried us to find out that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. What went through his mind? And how did he keep such a positive attitude throughout? Join us to find out in this episode

Ep 58Episode 58 - How A 26 Year Old Built A Multi Million YouTube Empire
I've known Jian Hao for as long as when I first started YouTube back in 2012. We all grew together, but just when you thought we've all reached our peak, Jian Hao took it one step further to build a multi million YouTube Empire

Ep 57Episode 57 - How Does One Save To Achieve Their Goals?
What is the most essential way to save? how to kick start saving for an emergency fund? What motivates you to save? Are these some of the questions that you ponder upon about saving money? We speak to Su Yin Ong and share our thoughts and ways of saving.

Ep 56Episode 56 - How are Businesses Coping With This Pandemic?
We spoke to RenYi from MYBurgerlab to understand what his company and team are going through during these trying times and how are they working their way around it.

Ep 55Episode 55 - Is It Too Soon For The Conditional MCO? Feat Ernest Ng
The government has allowed most sectors to go back to work to help the economy. Some states have not agreed to this, what do you think about lifting the MCO too early?

Ep 54Episode 54 - Comparing Ourselves To Others and Overcoming Anxiety feat Marianne Tan
During this period of the Movement Control Order, some people suffered major losses, and sometimes resulting in them giving up or having major self doubt. We spoke to Marianne Tan about how she was able to overcome obstacles and still be able to express her creative side alternatively, apart from acting.

Ep 53Episode 53 - Sexual Harassment In your DMs, What Should You Do?
On facebook recently, a guy has been exposed for sexually harassing girls through sliding through their DMs, one expose, sparked a chain reaction of many other girls sharing their same experience with this same guy. What should you do when you are faced with such a situation?

Ep 52Episode 52 - Is The Movement Control Order Working?
we speak to Jason Leong on his views on how he thinks the health ministry is doing, and is the MCO working? Or not?

Ep 51Episode 51 - Day 1 to 7 of the Restricted Movement Order, What Have We Learned?
The Coronavirus Pandemic has brought the whole world to it's knees, and most recently, Malaysia ordered a Restricted Movement Order in order to help contain the virus and flatten the curve. We catch up to see how we have been doing and what we've been reading online.

Ep 50Episode 50 - Blaming Yourself For Your Parents' Divorce, And How Our Parents Punish Us ft Maggy Wang
In this episode, we talk about the struggles of a single parent, how children sometimes are at the receiving end of our parents' shortcoming, how we got through them, and also how our we used to hide things from our parents because we were so afraid of their methods of discipline

Ep 49Episode 49 - Overcoming Insecurities and Expectations Feat. Deborah Henry
Deborah Henry, who is a former Beauty Queen who represented the country sits down with us to talk about how she got into the modeling industry and how she is using her influence to give free education to children to need it most through her organization.

Ep 48Episode 48 - Should You Be Spending Crazily For Valentine's Day?
Valentine's Day is coming up! Jin shared his story about asking a girl out for Valentine's Day for the first time! Besides, we talked about our perspectives on whether guys should offer to pay for dates, and is it right for girls to expect their bill to be covered by their dates?

Ep 47Episode 47 - From A Transport Assistant to a Multi-Award Winning Film Director
Quek Shio Chuan is one of the most successful Film directors in Malaysia, with his movie Guang, and most recently, Ghost Bride on Netflix. We spoke to him to find out how he almost got fired from his job, to being able to direct some of the biggest projects by Netflix.

Ep 46Episode 46 - Are We Safe From The Wuhan Virus and Are Traditional Healers Scammers?
In this episode, we talk to Dr. Jason Leong about the Wuhan Virus and how it is affecting the world and at the same time giving birth to ridiculous irresponsible news articles, as well as people falling prey to traditional healers, whereby some take this opportunity to scam their patients.